The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-27
GOSSIP ABOUT THE BOXER.
JACK Mp~AULIFFE'S REVIEW OF ms
EIGHT WITH CARNEY.

The Fortune thnt was net On that Fteht I'd
the Cautisn that was Bred OF xt-Kilrau
sad snith-sullivnn's Bensnsa.
The unsatisfactory termination OF the bit.
tic between Jack McAuliffe and Jem Carpy
proves conclusively that the day for fights t. I
finish, between mon OF reputation. for lnEt
stakes. has gone by in this country. Stakesu
magnitude are generally contributed by gan
blers, who are notoriouslyt the poorest OF losea
except at cards. and who are always on III
lookout for the best Of any game in which the,
engage. be It obtained by hook or by crok
Had tho contestants fought for n purse c'n
tributed mainly By clubmen. 1t is vr
likely that the contest would not hRi
lasted more than q compile Of hour,
McAuliYe would not have beon 30 caution
through fear OF endangering the money Of II
friends who had contributed to his stakes an
had bet heavily on him at tho ring side. I 81
told that outside the stakes fully $50. 900 Va
wagsred on the battle. II the fight took pho
before q club Of gentlemen 1t is highly probsbl
that not q 1.-THE Of that sum would have be,
wagered on It. Tho knowledge Of the big tt
depending upon his decision made the refae
hesitate about calling the mon to a strict I'd
c%ountability for foul fighting. I hardly thin
this would have been the case otherwise.
McAuliYe had all the best Of the fighting d
the first two hours. Then he fell off weak. I'd
through the effects Of any punishment admn
istsred to him by Carney, but from his OH
exertions. Carney was. then so weak thathb
had 70 drag ono leg after him as he mosa
IN N telling sTI as ., ., HI: feelings ~ ss. the s,o other Ssys afr, y,
In the, srst place. the maiady a%fecting me %
only checked. not cured. / was not abl,tO
reduce y myself y to weight Rs So by proper pr eps', t G,,se5s.
baths. Ny stomach rebeIled at this treatmt,
I fP eSd I m TSq ilaa p9 fu Tiisin SsfS BUT po q iex Ha4s
before We weighed. and after Icamo ont l culd
hardly walk up stairs, l was 30 weak. Oico,se,
mereIy Because self Il / was to toll my condltioi Il
might reach Carney's ears; and besides. peple
would say l was a cur and afraid OF him, an !
People cay that Carney is such . wondelul
f m!rsr he vd is n99thlin sIuf 81 tho xb Kind d.s h LII
staying powers and the disposition to be crel
and unfair to an opponent With him az;
m rnahf * i q re is~s =" decide cid se GAINS inst HIM Inan WIFI VIII
was at all fresh l could hit him almost evrI
time l made q pass at him. In tho first round
be sn0 myself n I be Hswn / s conld 'h% ase w saa rid rih
OF the reel; knew how unfit was for de-.
gan to stagnate in my legs. 1 could hurllj
rails Tai'e ny ,g. sTms a to Eu 81 myself nSa f. let m alone ais to N
the bunting / got from .Garneys knee
caused mo intense pain in the groin.
every every dollar they had in the world bet on or"i n
and whom. / saw that tho referee did not IA
any attention to C%arney's fowls, | saved myse
s spSs q Tis eh ian Spp Of EnocEins s Carney S to pie y
snd realized 81 sl that sssd I had e M pSt aS sT%ast t to If. = =
heart. Often i would lit my eyes to the RATES
and, in my heart, pray for strength and 3
poor parents would feel to hear Of my defsi,
OF how my friends would wonder at me. andf
the disgrace Of having that Englishman d0p
Of on false h%sf Strength in and I fS Would a. go at him n~ asa.'
and IN these little recoveries OF vigor alwss
got the best Of himi oun,,,.. ,a.
is that would not tight with him. He woai
say. during the battle. Come and fight. cha
p Pis ;b and f T sI9n Ai1 m 1anSq biss bS Mss w nS ! ss ,5 ssns
said that hard Words broke no bones. Is
T ps'nd Hi iiSht eH anal and had ID so t"H much II the g 5 bsstf
tho battle as he would have people ,imaGin
why did h. be not run now sfteF and and eaten Sssa ! me n e.. 2.
Asked ID RRfi%S, 'f TO h ia va" I v SSrlo nave nsssF q
f fbtsht h at n hi%;a s noi 5sy. Been him ap,o, Z
run away. / win never, meet him again u
til I am well and fit, and then he'll not haveb
S SsFd %e abe s. e to s,a aaa on ns my te esni s %ae / wo y
necessary. to prove that was not siraid3{
R Rami l! S Das1 YOU n mss d deps 1ra Thai sa' / ! Viii kfp II
O Arkansss in a week or two. and / hope 1T
q new man Of me. Then, II. Carney want 5
ffltGahat; IL VII ' I make 2 match Ss With aa him for 81; o9.d
SlO,o0O SIDE. lthink ne mas good deal ofchet
IN fnlk about my hAtnD u n ind a npu,o rShf
Tor my meeting him under the conditions lid
l suppose he thinks there is a good dea Q
for = doctors care than SnythinT 'e else M bu IL
and differ on that point as We do on NM
In less than six weeks Jake Kilrain and ,Bn
Smith are to battle for the championships q
ing; and as both arc faithful. honest worsr.
t ttS'; end &c Of. the Mc asSii = NGeys AIT h:htSi "a:
p mssn ne'R MisE and i%pG aasn o again .hla ss'K Is % ninps
Smith sDfdh'y viii if'f have the hhS% SUPPORT sn this sn time Is Of r.
Ss1y sase T Ssfor sep < t aa% sao mob ae nsHer sab
e their desire to see smith Win. they taxi,
cato the wrong ~ done Carney In this country
Of winning were he as good again as l knN
him to be. However, We shall be better all,
to tell about this when we learn from the othe
side what the Brummagem blades have to sd
about the late lightweight battle. Carney,i
the few talks he has had OH tho subject, ha
shown that he Is as sore as n boil about
and no doubt he has had q number Of letter
written to his friends on the other side givin,
his side OF the case, with all the embeilish
ments OF fancy. Poor Jake. l feel sorry for him
but the greater will be his triumph u II he pull
through In spite Of the disadvantages he labor
under.
The, great John, 1. Sullivan is still conquer
ing all before him in England. and the curios
lily to- see him H. so great that throngs pay un,
heard-of prices for the privilege Of seeing hin
spar AS .Hamilcar OF old each day swore hid
son Hannibal to increasing hatred OF Rome, sd
would / enjoin John daily to follow lagos I'D.
vice and put money In his purse. As Mrs
Toodles says, Its very handy to have In the
house." The little boy who said salt wa Tia
stuff that made potatoes taste. bad when II
wasn't on them would probably, had he Johns
makes life not worth living when you haven't
got 1t. The big fellow has been flush and broke
In his time. and II he Is sensible he will never
20 broke again. Now that he has put up his
dukes In the presence OF royalty. and has had
the countenance. and approval OF '"'Is Ryal
'Ighness, the Prince Wales. yer KNOW lie
should make money faster than ever. They
say 1t Is harder 10 keep money after you get L
than 1t is to make 1t. What a hard tasked man
Jay Gould must be.
Dominick Mccartney has at last found a place
where he and Peter Nolan can battle in public
80. osnthn. IN n "a fort rinr nSI $3.50